Archive | May, 2010
iPad + Velcro = Awesome
iPad + Velcro from Jesse Rosten on Vimeo. Check out this clever video from Jesse Rosten showing all the helpful ways you can use velcro to get better use out of your iPad. Though the video ends in a somewhat jokey manner, there’s definitely something to the idea. The only question is – would you […]
Continue reading...iPhone 4G unibody photos emerge
24. May 2010
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The iPhone 4G might very well be the worst kept secret in town. First the Gizmodo leak, then leaks out of Vietnam and China, and now we have leaked photos of the iPhone 4G’s unibody frame. Note, however, the screw holes at the bottom, indicating that this is an old frame. More recent leaked photos […]
Continue reading...Apple confirms that Steve Jobs will deliver WWDC keynote on June 7
24. May 2010
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Apple confirmed today that CEO Steve Jobs will deliver the WWDC keynote on Monday, June 7 where he is expected to introduce Apple’s next generation iPhone. Apple will kick off its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) with a keynote address by CEO Steve Jobs on Monday, June 7 at 10:00 a.m. This year’s WWDC sold […]
Continue reading...Lincoln Park Apple Store set to open in July/August of this year
24. May 2010
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It was about a year ago that Apple purchased land in Lincoln Park, a trendy area in downtown Chicago popular among young professionals. Since then, Apple has quietly gone about constructing a 15,000 square foot Apple Store to accompany its already popular storefront on Michigan Avenue. It’s no secret that Apple takes aesthetics very seriously, […]
Continue reading...Steve Ballmer concedes that Windows Vista wasn’t “executed well”
24. May 2010
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Delivering the keynote at Microsoft’s annual CEO Summit last week, Microsoft head honcho Steve Ballmer discussed the difficulties associated with consistent innovation. Using Windows Vista as an example, Ballmer quipped: The saga of our Windows product is probably one of the better chronicles, and I’m sure many people went through a cycle either at home […]
Continue reading...Rumors of the iPhone coming to Sprint starting to trickle in
24. May 2010
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With everyone closely anticipating a CDMA iPhone capable of running on Verizon, people seem to forget about Sprint, the third largest network in the US with approximately 48 million subscribers. And it makes sense, really. The iPhone on Verizon is a lot bigger deal than the iPhone on Sprint, but that doesn’t mean that all […]
Continue reading...Steve Jobs promises that WWDC won’t disappoint
23. May 2010
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In light of Google’s big announcements this past week (Froyo, Google TV), many were quick to jump out and hop on the Google bandwagon. Putting aside, for a moment, issues of whether or not Google’s new initiatives will give Apple a run for its money, a MacRumors reader named Bryan Webster emailed the big cheese […]
Continue reading...30 second ad spot on LOST finale costs $900,000
23. May 2010
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D-Day. The LOST finale is upon us and ABC is looking to cash in big time. A 30-second ad spot during the 2 hour series finale will reportedly cost advertisers anywhere up to $950,000, a 400% markup from last year’s season finale of the hit show. Now is this Apple related? No, but this is […]
Continue reading...Photos of White model iPhone 4G emerge
23. May 2010
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A Chinese website called Apple.pro (site is currently down) has published photos purporting to show a white model of Apple’s upcoming iPhone 4G. The photos appear to be early pre-production models, as evidenced by the screws present at the bottom of the device. A more recent leak of the iPhone 4G, however, shows the device […]
Continue reading...Even more evidence that next-gen iPhone will support video conferencing
23. May 2010
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Word that Apple’s next-gen iPhone would come equipped with a much anticipated front facing video camera first surfaced back in late March when John Gruber tipped Apple’s hand. A few short weeks later, Gizmodo confirmed the rumor, and shocked the tech world in the process, when it showed off videos and photos of an iPhone […]
Continue reading...Apple’s “Get a Mac” commercials in cartoon form
22. May 2010
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In honor of the demise of Apple’s “Get a Mac” ad campaign, we present the following cartoon. Thanks to KT for sending this in.
Continue reading...Apple Stores continue to experience iPad shortages
22. May 2010
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More than a month and a half since its release, the iPad continues to be a hot seller. So much so that iPad shortages continue to plague Apple Stores nationwide. In a recent note to investors, Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Muster wrote that 74% of the 50 Apple retail stores he contacted were completely sold […]
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24. May 2010
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